Adjutant General's Corps
Regimental Association
 

General

The AGC Regimental Association provides benevolence support to serving and ex-serving members of the AGC who find themselves in genuine need, suffering hardship or distress.

The Regimental Association Benevolence Committee considers all applications for benevolence support and all cases are usually decided within 24 hours. The Benevolence Committee is authorised to provide immediate grants and may approach ABF The Soldiers' Charity for additional funding if necessary.

Applications for Benevolence

Applications for benevolence support for serving members of the Corps should be staffed through the chain of command.  A report of the circumstances with a recommendation as to the support required should be sent direct to the Regimental Association Secretary at RHQ AGC. (But see next section of this page).

A copy of the benevolence application form, which is used by SSAFA Forces Help and The Royal British Legion (Form A) to notify cases, can be downloaded below and may be used to help compile the case details. You may telephone the Regimental Association Secretary on 94271 2254 (01962 887254) to discuss case details before submitting any documents or papers.

Ex Serving members

Applications for benevolence support from ex serving members of the Corps and their dependants should be made through SSAFA Forces Help or The Royal British Legion. Telephone numbers can be found in the Telephone Directory.  These organisations carry out our work on the ground and they will assign a Case Worker who will prepare a report of the circumstances and send it to the Regimental Association for consideration.

The Provision of Individual Benevolent Support and Training/Re-skilling Support
Within the Army Recovery Capability (ARC)

Help for Heroes (H4H) have committed to provide a sum of money to be shared between ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and the other individual Service Benevolent Funds, to be used to provide direct, practical support to the current wounded, which in effect means all those injured in training or wounded in action since 9 Sep 2001 ('9/11'). This will enhance the funding currently available from Regimental Associations and ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, to those personnel that are wounded, injured and sick. These Funds are to be used to “support the recipient in any reasonable way that helps their recovery or eases their circumstances”.

In addition, Help for Heroes will provide funds for at least 4 years to help to fund Individual Recovery Plans (IRP). This money will be targeted at individuals passing through the ARC to provide opportunities in retraining and resettlement to prepare them for a fulfilling future.

The intention is to provide swift and decisive support to those who need it within the parameters of proper governance. ABF The Soldiers’ Charity are committed to ensuring that requests for grants are completed within 2 working days of receipt. (Grants over £5,000 will require additional authority and may take longer to process.) These Funds are to be used to “support the recipient in any reasonable way that helps their recovery or eases their circumstances”. An exact definition of what is “support in any reasonable way” has yet to be developed, however every case will be considered on its merits and over time a clearer definition of need will evolve. 

Grants from the H4H Fund will not initially be subjected to means testing and will not therefore require any detailed financial data. However, clear ‘need’ must be identified in every case. The person who puts the case report together (caseworker) should clearly articulate what the need is and why it cannot be met by the ‘client’.

Application will be made on a shortened version of the COBSEO Form A which can be downloaded below. Grants may be made to support those members of a soldiers’ family that have suffered financial hardship as a result of the death, injury or sickness on operations or training of the soldier. Family is, in this case, defined as wives/husbands and children, and exceptionally parents, siblings, recognised or un-recognised partner. 

A detailed justification will need to be made to support all applications beyond normally recognised ‘dependants’ e.g. wives/husbands and children.  (An example of such a case would be the parents of a soldier whose extended period in hospital has led to a loss of income or an increase in costs, which has placed them in a position of financial need.) In all such cases, advice should be sought from the Regimental Association on 94271 2254 (01962 887254).

Applications for grants from this fund should be sent to the AGC Regimental Association at the address at the foot of the page.